baldur's gate II and hi resolutions help

kmansp · Aug 11, 2004, 04:07 AM

I don't know if anyone even plays this game anymore.

I know I still do. Did anyone know there's going to be a baldur's gate III? At least, thats what pcgamer will have a preview of in their next game!
Anyways, here's my problem. So I got this slammin alienware laptop. I've got all these supported resolutions. Unfortunately, I have two issues: The first is, that some resolutions such as 1280x960 make my desktop too big and I can scroll up and down on the edges. If I put it on 1280x1024 it's fine, though. This also happens up all the way up to 1680x1050. Some resolutions in between don't fit on my screen. Is there a way to fix this?
Now, I dont know if it's related or not, but here goes. Before I had installed omega's drivers, the highest resolution supported for baldur's gate 2 was 1024x768. This is what I've been running for a long time. After I installed omega's drivers, I happen to notice in the b2 config that all the resolutions were opened up. I started the games, and the borders and menu were all too large. If I loaded the game, the characters were all at the hi res, but the borders were so big that I could only see the left border and I couldn't see the bottom menu. I tried messing with the screen res trying to find a way in the display properties, but I can't find anything. I figure this is somehow connected to the above problem, but I just can't figure it out. There is a scale to image option, but that's already checked, and I've tried unchecking it. That's no good.
I remember reading in some old baldur's gate forums about this, but from what I could tell is that their only problem was the borders were big, but they could still see all of them. I can only see the left border.
If anyone is a genius in this area, I would appreciate some help.

reno · Aug 11, 2004, 05:05 AM

quote: (because is doesn't work in firefox...not nagging, yet!

Is there a way to fix this?

Sorry, no. Use a standard RES. I don't see why you'd want to play BG2 at any res higher than 1024...especially because even on my 19" everyone looks tiny at that res.

kmansp · Aug 11, 2004, 05:59 AM

Well, I like it. Everything looks sharper.

Ronin | Eru · Aug 11, 2004, 04:14 PM

I love this game! I'm waiting for BG3....but NWN is great

Any "custom" res will not work properly...just stick to normal resolutions. 1280x1024 is great for BG2.

ViRuS2k · Aug 12, 2004, 01:24 PM

i played baulders gate 2 ont eh playstation lol an completed it same as baulders gate 1

i have just got baulders gate 1 for the pc and DAM its huge 5 cd`s why so meny cd`s lol

anyway is there a high res tweak for this game aswell ? or tweaks only ?

Ronin | Eru · Aug 12, 2004, 02:58 PM

There's no tweak...just advanced config.

Zelig · Aug 12, 2004, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ViRuS2k

i played baulders gate 2 ont eh playstation lol an completed it same as baulders gate 1

i have just got baulders gate 1 for the pc and DAM its huge 5 cd`s why so meny cd`s lol

anyway is there a high res tweak for this game aswell ? or tweaks only ?

For BG 1, do a search on BGtutu, it converts BG1 to the BG2 engine, though you need to have both games.

Try and get ahold of the expansion for BG1 as well, I'm not sure if bgtutu works without it, and it's one of the best expansions I've seen for any game.

You could also buy the "Original Saga" pack, which has BG1 + TotSC on 3 discs.

LeanWolf · Aug 12, 2004, 03:44 PM

your laptop screen has a maximum resolution (on mine it's 1600x1200) above that you have to scroll around the screen to see the edges. the screen has a maximum number of pixels.. just play at your max screens max res.

ViRuS2k · Aug 12, 2004, 04:29 PM

Thx guys for the tips

Much apreshiated .

Aug 11, 2004, 04:07 AM	#1
kmansp DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: colorado springs Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	baldur's gate II and hi resolutions help I don't know if anyone even plays this game anymore. I know I still do. Did anyone know there's going to be a baldur's gate III? At least, thats what pcgamer will have a preview of in their next game! Anyways, here's my problem. So I got this slammin alienware laptop. I've got all these supported resolutions. Unfortunately, I have two issues: The first is, that some resolutions such as 1280x960 make my desktop too big and I can scroll up and down on the edges. If I put it on 1280x1024 it's fine, though. This also happens up all the way up to 1680x1050. Some resolutions in between don't fit on my screen. Is there a way to fix this? Now, I dont know if it's related or not, but here goes. Before I had installed omega's drivers, the highest resolution supported for baldur's gate 2 was 1024x768. This is what I've been running for a long time. After I installed omega's drivers, I happen to notice in the b2 config that all the resolutions were opened up. I started the games, and the borders and menu were all too large. If I loaded the game, the characters were all at the hi res, but the borders were so big that I could only see the left border and I couldn't see the bottom menu. I tried messing with the screen res trying to find a way in the display properties, but I can't find anything. I figure this is somehow connected to the above problem, but I just can't figure it out. There is a scale to image option, but that's already checked, and I've tried unchecking it. That's no good. I remember reading in some old baldur's gate forums about this, but from what I could tell is that their only problem was the borders were big, but they could still see all of them. I can only see the left border. If anyone is a genius in this area, I would appreciate some help.

Aug 11, 2004, 05:05 AM	#2
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	gege quote: (because is doesn't work in firefox...not nagging, yet! Is there a way to fix this? Sorry, no. Use a standard RES. I don't see why you'd want to play BG2 at any res higher than 1024...especially because even on my 19" everyone looks tiny at that res.

Aug 11, 2004, 04:14 PM	#4
Ronin \| Eru DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Buenos Aires - Argentina Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	I love this game! I'm waiting for BG3....but NWN is great Any "custom" res will not work properly...just stick to normal resolutions. 1280x1024 is great for BG2. __________________ [color=#f0f0f0][color=#f0f0f0][color=seagreen]My Rig:[/color] [color=wheat]MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum [/color][color=darkorange]\| [/color][color=wheat]A64 3500+NC @ 280x9 [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] ThermalRight XP120 + Delta 120mm [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] 2x 512MB PQI Turbo (TCCD) @ 280x9 [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] ATi X800 XTPE [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] Maxtor 6Y080M0 80GB SATA [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] NEC ND3500 DVDRW [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] LiteON 48246S CDRW[/color] [color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] Antec TC550[/color] [/color] [/color]

Aug 12, 2004, 02:58 PM	#6
Ronin \| Eru DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Buenos Aires - Argentina Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	There's no tweak...just advanced config. __________________ [color=#f0f0f0][color=#f0f0f0][color=seagreen]My Rig:[/color] [color=wheat]MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum [/color][color=darkorange]\| [/color][color=wheat]A64 3500+NC @ 280x9 [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] ThermalRight XP120 + Delta 120mm [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] 2x 512MB PQI Turbo (TCCD) @ 280x9 [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] ATi X800 XTPE [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] Maxtor 6Y080M0 80GB SATA [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] NEC ND3500 DVDRW [/color][color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] LiteON 48246S CDRW[/color] [color=darkorange]\|[/color][color=wheat] Antec TC550[/color] [/color] [/color]

Aug 12, 2004, 03:44 PM	#8
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,713 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	your laptop screen has a maximum resolution (on mine it's 1600x1200) above that you have to scroll around the screen to see the edges. the screen has a maximum number of pixels.. just play at your max screens max res. __________________

Aug 11, 2004, 05:59 AM	Thread Starter #3
kmansp DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: colorado springs Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Well, I like it. Everything looks sharper.

Aug 12, 2004, 01:24 PM	#5
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i played baulders gate 2 ont eh playstation lol an completed it same as baulders gate 1 i have just got baulders gate 1 for the pc and DAM its huge 5 cd`s why so meny cd`s lol anyway is there a high res tweak for this game aswell ? or tweaks only ?

Aug 12, 2004, 04:29 PM	#9
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Thx guys for the tips Much apreshiated .